A paint-striping guidance system including an outrigger attachable to a paint-striping machine, a light-emitting device carried by the outrigger, and a mounting assembly configured to provide an adjustable connection between the light-emitting device and the outrigger. The light-emitting device is configured to form a planar light region having a vertical orientation. The mounting assembly includes an adjustment mechanism operable to move the light-emitting device relative to the paint-striping machine and thereby change a yaw angle of the planar light region.

In one aspect, a system for applying painted surface markings to roads, parking lots, fields and/or any other suitable surfaces is disclosed. The system may include a plurality of valves and associated spray nozzles mounted onto and/or within a manifold, with each valve being individually controllable in order to regulate the flow of paint being dispensed from the spray nozzles. For instance, a controller may be coupled to each valve in order to control the opening and closing of such valve, thereby controlling the flow of paint supplied to the corresponding spray nozzle. In addition, information regarding the surface marking to be applied (the design, dimensions, orientation, geographical location, etc.) may be stored within and/or received by the controller. The controller may then control each valve such that paint is applied to the surface to be marked via the spray nozzles in a manner that creates the desired surface marking.

Location systems and methods for locating paint and other markings on a surface are disclosed. A paint marking stick may include a magnetic field sonde that is actuated in conjunction with dispensing of paint or other markers, where the sonde generates a magnetic field signal in conjunction with dispensing of paint or placement of a marker. A corresponding utility locator may receive the sonde magnetic field dipole signal and determine and store positional information and type information associated with the paint or other marker.

A line striper includes a frame supported by a plurality of wheels, a spray gun supported by the frame and positioned for ground spraying, a pump for supplying line striping fluid to the spray gun, the pump supported by the frame, an electric motor for driving the pump, the motor supported by the frame, a motor control attached to the motor and electrically connected to the motor, an inverter electrically connected to the motor control, the inverter supported by the frame, a first battery electrically connected to the inverter, the first battery supported by the frame, and a power switch electrically connected to the inverter, the motor control, and the first battery, the power switch supported by the frame.

A striper can apply a polymer-based marking material comprised of a mixture of a material solution and a catalyst. The material solution and catalyst are mixed according to a desired ratio. A first pump drives the material solution and a second pump is slaved to the first pump and drives the catalyst. The second pump includes dual check valves within its piston, thereby ensuring that the second pump drives fluid during both its upstroke and its downstroke to maintain the desired ratio.

A line striper for ground marking with a sprayable fluid includes a horizontal frame, a front wheel mounted to the horizontal frame, a left rear wheel and a right rear wheel mounted to the horizontal frame, a rear axle extending from one or both of the left rear wheel and the right rear wheel, a mounting arm assembly connected to the horizontal frame, a spray gun mounted on the mounting arm assembly and positioned for spraying the ground, a pump mounted on the horizontal frame, the pump configured to pump the sprayable fluid to the spray gun, and a fluid reservoir support stage removably positioned over the horizontal frame.

An apparatus is for constructing a guide line for a road. The apparatus includes a painting apparatus part that stores a lane paint, is driven by receiving power, and supplies the lane paint. A nozzle part is installed in the painting apparatus part and sprays the lane paint supplied from the painting apparatus part on a road to form a guide line for a road including at least one of a directional mark and a lane. An adjustment part is installed in the painting apparatus part and adjusts at least one of a location and an interval of the lane paint sprayed from the nozzle part.

A soil compactor for compacting soil material, in particular asphalt, comprises at least one compactor roller (14, 16) which is rotatable on a compactor structure (30) around a roller axis of rotation (W) which is essentially orthogonal to a compactor longitudinal direction (L) and at least one marking unit (26, 26) carried on the compactor structure (30) for applying marking material (M) to soil material (12) driven over by the soil compactor (10).

Provided are an apparatus and a method of constructing a guide line for a road, and the apparatus includes a painting apparatus part that stores a lane paint, is driven by receiving power, and supplies the lane paint, a nozzle part that is installed in the painting apparatus part and sprays the lane paint supplied from the painting apparatus part on a road to form a guide line for a road including at least one of a directional mark and a lane, and an adjustment part that is installed in the painting apparatus part and adjusts at least one of a location and an interval of the lane paint sprayed from the nozzle part.

An automated system for painting a programmed design on high-traffic surfaces. The system includes a transportable housing having a compartment for holding paint and a spraying mechanism for spraying the paint via a spray head that is movable about a plurality of axes. An arm extends from a side of the housing and is connected to the spraying mechanism to provide motion control of the spray head for executing the design. The programmed design is communicated to an onboard control as a grid pattern having an array of uniform blocks aligned in rows and columns. The onboard control paints the design onto a surface by causing the arm and housing to move along the grid pattern to avoid the housing moving through wet paint. The automated system provides an efficient and safe path to paint roadways, parking lots, and the like without having to endanger an operator or passing drivers.